Father Knows Best is an American radio and television comedy series which portrayed a middle class family life in the Midwest. It was created by Ed James in the 1940s. The series began August 25, 1949, on NBC Radio. It’s time slot was 8:30 p.m. (Eastern) on Thursday nights. It ran on radio from 1949
Autumn is well under way, and we have some delightful seasonal poems to read as the days get shorter, the nights get a little spookier, and we spend more time indoors. For me, Marilyn Hacker’s “Essay on Departure” (2006) evokes that feeling of ghostliness that marks the change of season from summer to autumn. The
CLUB DE LECTURA EN ESPAÑOL CICLO 2015-2016: “Narrativa Norteamericana contemporánea” 24 de septiembre: Submundo, de Don DeLillo (1997), 904 págs. 29 de octubre: Ejercicios respiratorios, de Anne Tyler (1988), 400 págs. 26 de noviembre: Trama nupcial, de Jeffrey Eugenides (2011), 536 págs. 17 de diciembre: Beloved, de Toni Morrison (1987), 368 págs. 28 de enero:
READING CIRCLE ON POETRY AND PROSE POETRY Cycle: American Women’s Writing October 26 th: Marilyn Hacker. “Essay on Departure” November 23rd: Anne Bradstreet, “To My Dear and Loving Husband” December 14th: Emily Dickinson, “They shut me up in Prose” January 18th: Emma Lazarus, “By the waters of Babylon” February 22nd: Gwendolyn Brooks, “A Sunset of
ENGLISH READING CIRCLE ON SHORT STORIES Cycle 2015-2016: American Women’s Writing October 27th: Alice Walker, “Everyday Use” November 17th: Edith Wharton, “The Angel at the Grave” December 15th: Lorrie Moore, “How to become a writer” January 19th: Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, “A New England Nun” February 23rd: Leslie Marmon Silko, “Yellow Woman” March 15th: Kate
XX Coloquio de la mujer España-EE.UU. Viernes 3o de octubre a las 19.30h Fronteras y barreras: Retos para las refugiadas en España y los Estados Unidos / Borders and Barriers: Challenges for Refugee Women in Spain and the United States Participan: Karen Mussalo, University of California, Hastings College of the Law, “The Struggle for Gender Equality in
Estamos muy contentos por el éxito que están teniendo nuestras clases de inglés para niños y jóvenes del programa Young Learners y el grupo para niños bilingües Kids’ Club. Hemos abierto nuevos grupos, tanto entre semana como en sábado. Los lunes tenemos nada menos que tres grupos de Kids’ Club y Young Learners 4 (1º
Last week the American Space Madrid launched US Embassy Madrid’s first free Girls Tech program with Camp Tecnológico at the International Institute. Close to 300 young girls signed up for the program which provides 28 girls from 11- 14 years old with workshops that meet every two weeks to expose the students to innovative programs
La semana que viene empiezan los nuevos cursos de SAT, requisito para los alumnos que desean estudiar un grado en los Estados Unidos. Este curso se ofrece en martes o jueves de 18:30 a 20:30 o en sábado de 10:15 a 13:15. Por primera vez ofreceremos a los alumnos la posibilidad de realizar un mock exam
Library Storytelling Mornings 2015-2016 “Tall tales with an American Twist” 26 SEPTIEMBRE – “Apples to Oregon” by Deborah Hopkinson &Nancy Carpenter [Kate & Trisha] 24 OCTUBRE – “Paul Bunyan & Sweetheart” by Marybeth Lorbiecki & Renee Graef [Brian & Carrie] 28 NOVIEMBRE – “Swamp Angel” by Anne Isaacs & Paul O. Zelinsky [Trisha &Carrie] 19